This paper begins with definitions of the basic concepts and relevant terms, continues with a review of remote sensing in habitat mapping projects and common information extraction techniques, and concludes with the description of a framework
for linking environmental information needs with remote sensing strategy through hierarchy theory and the remote sensing scene model.
The application of remte-sensing data to monitoring and modelling of soil erosion
Forecast ; Land use ; Model ; Remote sensing ; Runoff ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties ; Water erosion
The AA. give a brief synthesis of the information obtainable from remote-sensing data and how it can be related to 2 significant functions of catchment hydrology, namely, the processes of production and transfer. After presenting examples
of the type of information that can be derived from remote sensing (characterisation of soil surface by different wavelengths, temporal changes of surface states, incision and geometry of possible water pathways on the surface, etc.), they examine how
this information can provide parameters for input into runoff and erosion models. Finally, they assess the progress in assimilating remote-sensing data into deterministicmodels of storm runoff.
The publication presents the 46 papers held at the international 1st Göttingen GIS and Remote Sensing Days from october 2004. The subject areas are : environmental change, vegetation monitoring, water and climate, hazard forecasting and management
This paper reviews how the opportunities provided by satellite remote sensing have been exploited for the collection of information pertaining to forest resources and, building on these experiences, prospects for the future are highlighted. The use
of remote sensing in forest resource assessment provides 3 levels of information : the spatial extent of forest cover which can be used to assess the spatial dynamics of forest cover; forest type; biophysical and biochemical properties of forests.
Annihilation of both place and sense of place : the experience of the Cheslatta T'En Canadian First Nation within the context of large-scale environmental projects
Aborigines ; Amerindians ; British Columbia ; Canada ; Environment ; Espace vécu ; Hydraulic works ; Identity ; Impact ; Place ; Resource management ; Sense of belonging
sont souvent aborigènes. La littérature n'aborde pas assez l'impact de grands barrages sur la perte du sens du lieu chez les populations déracinées, lacunes qu'essaient de combler les AA.
The influence of bottom vegetation on remote sensing bathymetry : a case study using Landsat Thematic Mapper data in the Zanzibar Channel
Bathymetry ; Biodiversity ; Coastal environment ; Indian Ocean ; LANDSAT ; Marine biology ; Remote sensing ; Sea floor ; Tanzania ; Thematic Mapper ; Tropical zone ; Vegetation
techniques are evaluated against the known water depths. The limitations of remote sensing techniques for bathymetric mapping are discussed, with emphasis on he problem of differences in reflective properties of the sea bottom. A recommendation for an optimal
In this review, the optical remote sensing data sources available to glacial hazard assessors are considered and the range of information on glacial environments that can be derived is analysed. The review shows that the integration of a variety
Remote-sensing data as an alternative input for the STREAM runoff model
Agricultural practice ; France ; Haute-Normandie ; Land use ; Model ; Remote sensing ; Runoff ; Soil erosion ; Water erosion ; Watershed
The objectives of this study were to assess whether remote-sensing data (RADARSAT and LANDSAT TM) can constitute an efficient input for the STREAM model by adapting it accordingly and comparing the results obtained using the new version of the model
The vegetation on Tenerife today has been subjected to dramatic changes due to climatic change, to volcanic and to human activities. The essay brings to a focal point the recording of different kinds of vegetation by using methods of remote sensing
illustration of the distribution of the defined classes by creating vegetation maps based on remote sensing analyses. - (IFL)
The use of CORONA images in remote sensing of periglacial geomorphology : an illustration from the NE Siberian Coast
Asian part of Russia ; Coastal environment ; Cold area ; Geographical information system ; Periglacial features ; Remote sensing ; Satellite imagery ; Siberia ; Thermokarst
Donner sens à l'information géographique pour accompagner les projets de territoire : cartes et représentations spatiales comme supports d'itinéraires croisés
permet de donner du sens à l'information géographique, de concevoir de nouveaux instruments, objets, observatoires, et de mettre en débat les projets sociaux et territoriaux.
Mapping the spatial distribution of geomorphological processes in the Okstindan area of northern Norway, using Geomorphic Process Units as derived from remote sensing and ground survey
Aerial photography ; Digital elevation model ; Geomorphological mapping ; LANDSAT ; Mountain ; Norway ; Periglacial features ; Remote sensing ; Research technique ; Solifluction ; Spatial distribution ; Subarctic zone
Atmospheric circulation ; Climatology ; Historical geography ; Meteorology ; Radar ; Remote sensing ; Storm ; Twentieth Century ; United States of America
using weather radar, a newly discovered meteorological remote sensing tool. This research, an inherently spatial problem of assessing storm cell size and movement, was both innovative and an appropriate melding of geography and meteorology.
China ; Forest ; Geographical information system ; LANDSAT ; Natural resources ; Remote sensing ; Thematic Mapper ; Xinjiang
Based on GIS, related data obtained from satellite remote sensing in 1996 and 2001 were studied through contrastive analysis. Moreover, the dynamic variation of Xinjiang forest resources was studied in an all-around way. The analysis results showed
AVHRR ; NOAA ; Phenology ; Remote sensing ; South Africa ; Vegetation ; Vegetation index
Remote sensing techniques were used to reveal the vegetation patterns in the greater Namaqualand area and to relate them to climatic variables. The results suggest that NDVI (normalised difference vegetation index) can be used successfully to detect
Catalonia ; Cultural studies ; Ebro ; Identity ; Patrimony ; Perception ; Sense of belonging ; Spain ; Territoriality ; Tradition
Objet du patrimoine culturel immatériel, ce genre musical est interprété selon une grande variété de formes, de fonctions et de sens, par différents acteurs. Il constitue un géoindicateur des perceptions territoriales et des mémoires. Les groupes
development, or in a broader sense progress, means permanent (sustainable) and simultaneous improvement of material, social and environmental quality of life, thus a permanent raise of the welfare in its broader sense of all inhabitants within the capacities